The Tale of the Beast and the Architect

There is a beast that dwells in my house. It is a foul beast – stench hovers about it, a … More

High Courage

The morning of my most recent CPA exam, I woke calm and grateful. After delivering my son to school, I … More

Thank you, God. I know You better now. I know better the me as You meant me to be for … More

What is complete abstinence? It is zero slips. It is the act of refraining from my trigger food behaviors and … More

pleasure masked danger. tasty tidbits floated before me, to and fro with the ebb of the sea. innocently, I ate … More

Once, there was a Being, our Friend, shining brightly. It frolicked and played, reveled and mourned. It lived – pulsing … More

denial is a bully, an instinctual artist born of fear and anger, eight-limbed, forty fingered, it uses its palette of … More

I went home recently. It was the first time I have ever visited my hometown abstinent and sober. It was … More

Today is day 364 of consistent, continuous abstinence. Day 1. Day 3. Day 46. Day 59. They were all were … More

Fat Tuesday, 2017 I moved to New Orleans with my family in 2014. I never suspected moving to a city … More